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The Princess Bride: Where are they now?

Robin Wright has come a long way since her days playing the princess, and she now co-stars with Kevin Spacey in Netflix's praised "House of Cards."

Cary Elwes, who played Westley, is granting us our wish of a "Princess Bride" memoir. The actor and producer is working on a chronicle of the movie's creation that's due out this fall. He's also busy in film and TV, including a recent stint voicing Dr. Watson on Fox's "Family Guy."

Mandy Patinkin has been playing "Homeland's" Saul Berenson to great acclaim since 2011, but he'll always be vengeful swordsman Inigo Montoya to us. (And that word still doesn't mean what you think it means.) Patinkin next stars in Zach Braff's July release "Wish I Was Here," and is filming an adaptation of Philip Roth's "American Pastoral."

Christopher Guest is known for his comedic skill, which he showed as Count Tyrone in "The Princess Bride" (as well as cult classics "This is Spinal Tap" and "Best in Show"). Most recently, he starred on HBO's short-lived comedy "Family Tree."

Chris Sarandon's Prince Humperdinck never stood a chance against Elwes' Westley in the eyes of Princess Buttercup (and his vindictive evil plan didn't help). Thankfully the actor's gotten more love in his acting career in the years since, and recently appeared in a 2011 remake of his 1985 classic, "Fright Night." He'll next star in an adaptation of Adriana Trigiani's novel "Big Stone Gap."

Since he played the adorable grandson being told the story of "The Princess Bride," Fred Savage has slowly transitioned to doing more work behind-the-camera. After starring on "The Wonder Years" from 1988 to 1993, Savage has directed TV shows like "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Party Down." This fall, his directorial work on the new comedy "The McCarthys" will debut on CBS.

Billy Crystal's magical sense of humor was put to good use Miracle Max, who knows a medicine man is only as good as the woman behind him. Crystal, of course, has been incredibly prolific since his role in the 1987 cult favorite, lately signing on to star in FX's sitcom "The Comedians" with Josh Gad.

Carol Kane played Miracle Max's wife Valerie and helps him realize that he lost his confidence. But Kane's work extends far beyond "The Princess Bride," including her work in the musical "Wicked" and TV appearances on shows like "Girls" and "Law and Order: SVU."

Wallace Shawn's such a beloved actor it's inconceivable to pick a favorite role. But his turn as the evil mastermind with a poor vocabulary, Vizzini, is definitely in our top three. One of Shawn's upcoming film roles is in another family-friendly project called "Robo-Dog," due out in 2015.

Columbo" star Peter Falk was the grandfather many "Princess Bride" fans wished they could adopt, because at the very least you would be in for awesome storytelling. The award-winning actor died at age 83 in 2011.

fter playing The Albino, English actor Mel Smith has mostly appeared on British TV. In fact, his latest work is in the critically praised BBC drama, "Dancing on the Edge," which can be found Stateside on the Starz network.